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Adjective
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The dialectic moves between crashing despair and hovering hope.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026 -
Firpi concluded that Saenz should receive dialectical behavioral therapy, or DBT, an intensive therapy originally developed for self-harming women with borderline personality disorder that is now also used to treat PTSD, eating disorders and substance use.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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But behind those struggles lies a system under strain, where staffing shortages, thin provider margins, low worker pay and rapid regional growth have created pressure at nearly every level.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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The helicopter crashed Wednesday in Muzaffarabad, the regional capital, apparently because of a technical fault, according to Pakistan’s military.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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This can even affect nonstandard English speakers or people who speak a variety of English that differs from the mainstream varieties privileged in courts and schools.—
Carol Rose Little,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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Diamonds with nonstandard colors are more difficult to value, as the principle of supply and demand applies here.—
Rodion Ksonzenko,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Its name refers to the colloquial term once used for Papaya—paw-paw.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
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The Solons name refers to an ancient Greek lawmaker, whose name later became a colloquial term for wise legislators, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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That’s for sure when people speak patois, a vernacular version of English that’s based on a culture’s intonation.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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In Nepal, Meti is a vernacular social category for people assigned male at birth who live and present in feminine ways.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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“Dialectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialectal. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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